Garden Envy Alert: 14 Stunning Garden Edging Ideas You Might Have to Try
If you have been looking for ways to increase the beauty of your lawn. You may want to consider these beautiful garden edging ideas. Adding edging that works well with the style and feel of your home can add to the structure and beauty of your lawn and increase the overall curb appeal. Here are tons of garden edging ideas, including both the conventional and the innovative!
Garden Edging Ideas
This garden edging idea involves no materials to edge the garden beds, but it does require some specialized tools and manpower. This tutorial shows you how to edge your gardens by Funky Junk Interiors, using a half moon edger and hand held clippers. The secret to professional-looking edging is to create a shallow trench with your soil along the edges.
Concrete Edging
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Concrete garden edging is a more permanent way to separate your garden beds from your lawn. This type of edging also helps keep mulch in place. You can customize your concrete edging in any way – you can decide the width and the height of the edging.
Paver Edging
Paver stones, or brick garden edging is classic and always a great option. This way of creating an edge, makes it easy for you to use your lawn mower without having to use a weed whacker on the edges. Plus it adds a beautiful visual texture to the line breaking up the beds and turf.
Raised-Bed Border
Try a combination of pavers and plastic edging to create a beautiful and layered garden edging. Here’s a great tutorial that shows you how to achieve this look. And bonus if you wan to make it into a fun character shaped raised garden bed!
Modern Concrete Edging
Here’s another tutorial on how to DIY concrete edging, but with a decidedly modern feel. This is a very economical idea that looks great and will last for a long time.
Terra Cotta Edging
For a traditional look, consider terra cotta edging. Another option is plastic garden edging with a Terra Cotta design, which will do the job just as well and will be easy to clean.
Limestone Edging
If the facade of your home includes limestone, limestone edging would look great in your lawn. You could stack limestone stones to create raised garden beds.
Rock Edging
Rocks are often used as edging, but you can take it to the next level by using two different kinds and sizes of rocks. This is a great example of how two different types of rocks combine to create a beautiful border.
Logs as Borders
If you live near a forest, you probably have access to a lot of logs laying around. Collect them to edge pathway on your property.
Simple Rock Border
If you live in an area that is full of rocks, collect river rocks and pebbles to create a simple rock border. You can also purchase landscape rocks from a home improvement store too. Here’s how to maintain a rock border, hint use a weed barrier!
Tree Trunks Edging
If you have to cut down a tree, you could put the trunk to good use and cut it up to make a beautiful garden edge. This garden edging project was done for a sandpit but could easily be used for a garden bed.
Other Unique Garden Edges
Line your garden beds with cinder blocks and make them pretty by painting them in your favorite color. Plant flowers or herbs inside the cinder blocks to create mini raised garden beds!
Recycled Water Hoses
Weave colorful water hoses around metal poles that are dug into the ground for and unique way to edge your garden beds. Arrange your water hoses by color to create a surprisingly beautiful ombre effect.
Wine Bottle Garden Border
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Put your collection of empty glass bottles to good use by edging your garden beds with them. This can be a really pretty option, especially if you have wine bottles in different colors.
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This article originally appeared on Remodelaholic.
Cassity Kmetzsch started Remodelaholic after graduating from Utah State University with a degree in Interior Design. Remodelaholic is the place to share her love for knocking out walls, and building everything back up again to not only add function but beauty to her home. Together with her husband Justin, they have remodeled 6 homes and are working on a seventh. She is a mother of four amazing girls. Making a house a home is her favorite hobby.
